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I’ve spent years chasing the Sardine Run, and if there’s one thing I know — not all trips are created equal. What we run at Animal Ocean...

Back in 2020, I was invited by Jonathan Smith to join the creative team for a groundbreaking natural history series called Our Oceans....

Steven Benjamin has been filming in South african waters for many years and has captured some unique once off events such as seals...

With the lockdown regulations in South Africa being eased somewhat, many have taken to getting back into the ocean to surf, freedive and...

Southern double-collared sunbird perched on a strelitzia flower Sunbirds in the city! Renowned for his captivating underwater imagery of...

Lockdown Sunbirds in Kalk Bay, Cape Town Bringing nature into the home through the lens of photographer Steven Benjamin Renowned for his...

3 residents of Kalk Bay, Cape Town enjoying the lockdown period more than most!

Cape Fur seals and Shysharks We often find Dark shysharks (Haploblepharus pictus) around Duiker Island, hiding in the kelp forest. This...

Seal Pups The first seal pups of 2019 are swimming with the snorkelers. Cape Fur seal pups are born every November, helpless and unable...

Cape Fur Seals - Water Puppies Over the years we have really gotten to know the mood and behaviours of the Cape Fur Seals on Duiker...

New Marine Protected Areas (MPA's) for ampills.com. South Africa - Breaking news ! New Marine Protected Areas for South Africa. The South...

The Two Oceans Aquarium has re-done their entrance arch with one of my slip-level images and it’s massive! The idea for this project was...

These are our favourite Cape Town activities, if I was a visitor here, I'd want to know about these activities. I'm the kind of person...

CAPE TOWN WILDLIFE Who needs a safari? Animals you can see in and around Cape Town Cape Town has a lot of wildlife is you know where to...

Shrieks of excitement, muffled through snorkels, drew my attention to a flurry of activity ahead of me in the water. A huddle of...

The playful Cape Fur seal in Cape Town have been making the news locally and abroad. A recent image made it into the Telegraphs "picture...

I’m often asked “How was this years Sardine Run?” and the easy answer is … absolutely incredible. Being apart of this event and...

For this year's Sardine Run, Animal Ocean headed to Port St Johns at the beginning of June to intercept the expected moving mass of...

Every year on the South African coast between the months of May and August, shoals of sardines (Sardinops Sagax) travel north from the...